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Seeing hummingbirds of Guatemala with CAYAYA BIRDING:
Family Trochilidae

male Wine-throated Hummingbird

38 species of hummingbirds have been recorded in Guatemala, of which 34 are covered in this photo collection.

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White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)

White-necked Jacobin White-necked Jacobin nest

Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris)

Long-billed Hermit

Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis)

Stripe-throated Hermit

Mexican Violetear (Colbri thalassinus)

Mexican Violetear Mexican Violetear Mexican Violetear Mexican Violetear Mexican Violetear

Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti)

Purple-crowned Fairy

Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii)

Green-breasted Mango male female Green-breasted Mango Green-breasted Mango nest

Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae)

male Black-crested Coquette female Black-crested Coquette

Rivoli's Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

male Rivoli's Hummingbird male Rivoli's Hummingbird female Rivoli's Hummingbird male Rivoli's Hummingbird

More information and photos of Rivoli's Hummingbird

Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris)

Long-billed Starthroat

Plain-capped Starthroat (Heliomaster constantii)

Plain-capped Starthroat

Green-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis viridipallens)

Green-throated Mountain-gem male Green-throated Mountain-gem female Green-throated Mountain-gem male Green-throated Mountain-gem male Green-throated Mountain-gem male Green-throated Mountain-gem male male Green-throated Mountain-gem

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis amethystinus)

male Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem female Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem male Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem female Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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Garnet-throated Hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami)

male Garnet-throated Hummingbird female Garnet-throated Hummingbird male Garnet-throated Hummingbird immature male Garnet-throated Hummingbird

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Slender Sheartail (Doricha enicura)

male Slender Sheartail male Slender Sheartail juvenile Slender Sheartail female Slender Sheartail

More information and photos of Slender Sheartail

Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird or Sparkling-tailed Woodstar (Tilmatura dupontii)

male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird female Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird male Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

male Ruby-throated Hummingbird female Ruby-throated Hummingbird female Ruby-throated Hummingbird pollen-powdered female Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Read about Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in Christmas Bird Counts in Guatemala.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

male Broad-tailed Hummingbird male Broad-tailed Hummingbird female Broad-tailed Hummingbird male Broad-tailed Hummingbird male Broad-tailed Hummingbird male Broad-tailed Hummingbird male Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Wine-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti)

male Wine-throated Hummingbird female Wine-throated Hummingbird male Wine-throated Hummingbird male Wine-throated Hummingbird in flight

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Canivet's Emerald (Cynanthus canivetii)

male Canivet's Emerald female Canivet's Emerald

White-eared Hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis)

White-eared Hummingbird White-eared Hummingbird nesting White-eared Hummingbird

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Wedge-tailed Sabrewing (Pampa curvipennis)

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Rufous Sabrewing (Pampa rufa)

Rufous Sabrewing Rufous Sabrewing

Emerald-chinned Hummingbird (Abeillia abeillei)

male Emerald-chinned Hummingbird female Emerald-chinned Hummingbird

Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus)

Violet Sabrewing male Violet Sabrewing female Violet Sabrewing male Violet Sabrewing male Violet Sabrewing female Violet Sabrewing male Violet Sabrewing female Violet Sabrewing with pollen

Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)

Crowned Woodnymph

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaechroa cuvierii)

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird

Green-fronted Hummingbird (Leucolia viridifrons)

Green-fronted Hummingbird

Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala)

Azure-crowned Hummingbird Azure-crowned Hummingbird

More information and photos of Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina)

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Blue-tailed Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanura)

Blue-tailed Hummingbird Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Rufous-tailed Hummingbird nesting

Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila)

Cinnamon Hummingbird

White-bellied Emerald (Chlorestes candida)

White-bellied Emerald White-bellied Emerald White-bellied Emerald nesting

Blue-throated Goldentail or Blue-throated Sapphire (Chlorestes eliciae)

Blue-throated Goldentail Blue-throated Goldentail

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Contributions by Knut Eisermann and Claudia Avendaño of CAYAYA BIRDING to the knowledge about hummingbirds in Guatemala

  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2018) An update on the inventory, distribution and residency status of bird species in Guatemala. Bulletin British Ornithologists' Club 138: 148-229.
  • Eisermann, K., C. Avendaño & P. Tanimoto (2013). Birds of the Cerro El Amay Important Bird Area, Quiché, Guatemala. Cotinga 35: 81-93.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2009) Guatemala. Pp. 235-242 In: C. Devenish, D. F. Diaz Fernández, R. P. Clay, I. Davidson & I. Y. Zabala (eds.) Important Bird Areas Americas, priority sites for biodiversity conservation. BirdLife Conservation Series 16. Birdlife International, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2009) Conservation priority-setting in Guatemala through the identification of Important Bird Areas. Proceedings of the Fourth International Partners in Flight Conference, Tundra to Tropics: 315-327.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2007) Lista comentada de las aves de Guatemala - Annotated checklist of the birds of Guatemala. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2006) Diversidad de aves en Guatemala, con una lista bibliográfica. Pp. 525-623 In: E. Cano (ed.) Biodiversidad de Guatemala, Vol. 1. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala.
  • Eisermann, K. & U. Schulz (2005) Birds of a high-altitude cloud forest in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Revista de Biología Tropical 53: 577-594.
  • More about our bird research in Guatemala.
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